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TRADITIONAL GREEK EASTER COOKIES!

April 23, 2019 0 Comments

In Greece, during the Holy Week, events and Christian customs take place to celebrate the upcoming Easter, the most important celebration of Christianity. A renowned custom is the figuration of the famous “Pashalina

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GREEK CLEAN MONDAY – KATHARA DEFTERA

March 8, 2019 0 Comments

Clean Monday, sometimes called Ash Monday or Pure Monday, is a day of joy and excitement in Greece and one of the most anticipated days of the year! Greeks call the day “Kathara Deftera”,

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A Greek Clean Monday

February 23, 2017 0 Comments

Clean Monday (Greek: Καθαρά Δευτέρα), is the first day of Great Lent in the Orthodox Christian Pasha. This day is also called Koulouma. This day in Greece is celebrated as a National Holiday.

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Vasilopita-the traditional Greek pie

January 26, 2016 0 Comments

“Vasilopita” cake is the dessert - symbol of New Year and is connected with the feast of St. Basil, from which it took its name. We find it in many forms and different

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TRADITIONAL GREEK EASTER COOKIES!

GREEK CLEAN MONDAY – KATHARA DEFTERA

A Greek Clean Monday

Vasilopita-the traditional Greek pie

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Lagana

A Greek flatbread traditionally baked on the first day of the Great Lent.

Tarama Salad

is a meze made from tarama (the salted and cured roe of the cod, carp, or grey mullet) mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and a starchy base of bread or potatoes.